Hat and umbrella support



(No Model.)

J. E. CHAMBERS. HAT AND UMBRELLA SUPPORT.

No. 310,121. Patented Dec. 30, 1884 VEN TOR ATTORNEYS i r m a WITNESSESN. PETERSv PmmLmwmm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. CHAMBERS, OF PAINESVILLE, OHIO.

HAT AND UMBRELLA SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 310,121, dated December30, 1884.

Application filed August 11, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES E. CHAMBERS, of Painesville, inthe county ofLake and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and use iulImprovements in Hat and Umbrella Supports; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be afull, clear, and exact deseription'of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in hat and umbrella supportsattached to the backs of chairs and car-seats; and it consists incertain features of construction and in coin bination of partshereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to furnish a device by means of whichpersons may support an umbrella. cane, hat, or garment on the back ofthe chair or car-seat they may occupy; and it is especially adapted tothe use of hotels, restaurants, cars, and similar places.

In the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are elevations of a portion of my newdevice, but with the hooks turned in different positions. Fig. 3 is anenlarged section on the line of as m, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view inperspective of the lower portion of my device.

A represents a plate suitable for attachment to the back of a chair orear-seat, and may be 'more or less modified, according to the fancy ofthe designer or to suit the peculiar shape or style of the chair or seatto which it is to be attached. There are two sockets, a and a, inprojections from the face of the plate A, the one vertical and the otherhorizontal, as

shown, the former supporting the hook b and the latter supporting thehook I). IVhen these hooks are in use, they are turned out in v theposition shown in Figs. 1 and 3. hen not in use, they may be turned backtoward the chair or seat, as shown in Fig. 2.

C is a bracket that may be attached to the chair or seat and near thebottom, or, if preferred, to the floor, and it supports the small cup D,and is integral therewith.

The operation of the device is as follows: Vhen the hooks are in theposition shown in Figs. 1 and 3, a hat or garment may be hung on thehook I), and the upper end of an umbrella or cane may be supported bythe hook I), while the lower end of the said umbrella may rest in thecup D, which will also catch any drip therefrom.

By this invention a convenient means may be always at hand for holding agarment, hat, cane, umbrella, or other article, and in such a positionthat the articles will not be likely to be borrowed without the consentof the owner.

hat I claim is 1.. The combination, with a backing-piece provided with aprojection having a vertical socket, of a hook inserted by its inner endinto said socket and turning upon said end to and from thebacking-piece, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a backing piece provided with two projections,one of which is formed with a vertical socket and the other with ahorizontal socket, of a hook journaled at its inner end in said verticalsocket, and a curved bar or holder journaled at its inner end in saidhorizontal socket.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 6th day of August, 1883.

JADIES E. CI AMIBERS.

lVitnesses:

Guns. H. Donna, ALBERT E. LYNCH.

